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TN or IPS on a 1440 display?

Craiger1987
By Craiger1987
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Well, finished up my build for my new PC (Ryzen 5 2600, 1070ti and 16gig DDR4) And am looking to go from my Asus 1080p 75htz monitor to a good 1440 display. I’m currently looking at (but also would like suggestions if you think something is better) the Asus PG278QR and the PG279Q. As I understand it the major difference between these two is one is TN and the other is IPS. I hear the IPS is a better panel but I’ve also heard that there is glow and backlight bleed issues. I play with the lights off and although I do play bright games like PUBG, Battlefield, Kingdom Come etc, I also play dark games like Elite Dangerous. Given that am I likely to have issues with an IPS display and be better off going for the ole TN or am I worrying too much about the IPS?

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IPS of course. Just that colour shift (especially noticeable in bigger monitors) kicks TN off the ring

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You're worrying to much about backlight issues. In normal usage, you likely won't notice whereas the worse viewing angles with TN will be hard to avoid on a large 27" display. 

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Personally, I like the appearance of IPS much better.  It's the colors and viewing angles.  Even with the glow and bleed, I choose IPS.

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Okay, sounds like the PG279Q is the way to go then, unless there is a similar monitor by another manuf that may be better than the Asus. 

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I was looking for 24” as well but it seems that decent 1440 monitors don’t get under 27”

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